[考研英语]研究生英语课文翻译及课后习题答案unit

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1、Unit1TextAInpraiseoftheFworldTensofthousandsof18-year-oldswillgraduatethisyearandbehandedmeaninglessdiplomas.Thesediplomaswon'tlookanydifferentfromthoseawardedtheirluckierclassmates.Theirvaliditywillbequestionedonlywhentheiremployersdiscoverthatthesegraduatesaresemiliterate.Event

2、uallyafortunatefewwillfindtheirwayintoeducational-repairshops--adult-literacyprograms,suchastheonewhereIteachbasicgrammarandwriting.There,high-schoolgraduatesandhigh-schooldropoutspursuinggraduate-equivalencycertificateswilllearntheskillstheyshouldhavelearnedinschool.Theywillalso

3、discovertheyhavebeencheatedbyoureducationalsystem.AsIteach,Ilearnalotaboutourschools.EarlyineachsessionIaskmystudentstowriteaboutanunpleasantexperiencetheyhadinschool.Nowriters'blockhere!"Iwishsomeonewouldhavehadmademestopdoingdrugsandmademestudy.""Ilikedtopartyandnooneseemedtoca

4、re.""Iwasagoodkidanddidn'tcauseanytrouble,sotheyjustpassedmealongeventhoughIdidn'treadandcouldn'twrite."Andsoon.Iamyourbasicdo-gooder,andpriortoteachingthisclassIblamedthepooracademicskillsourkidshavetodayondrugs,divorceandotherimpedimentstoconcentrationnecessaryfordoingwellinsch

5、ool.But,asIrediscovereachtimeIwalkintotheclassroom,beforeateachercanexpectstudentstoconcentrate,hehastogettheirattention,nomatterwhatdistractionsmaybeathand.Therearemanywaystodothis,andtheyhavemuchtodowithteachingstyle.However,ifstylealonewon'tdoit,thereisanotherwaytoshowwhoholds

6、thewinninghandintheclassroom.Thatistorevealthetrumpcardoffailure.Iwillneverforgetateacherwhoplayedthatcardtogettheattentionofoneofmychildren.Ouryoungest,aworldclasscharmer,didlittletodevelophisintellectualtalentsbutalwaysgotby.UntilMrs.Stifter.Oursonwasahigh-schoolseniorwhenhehad

7、herforEnglish."Hesitsinthebackoftheroomtalkingtohisfriends,"shetoldme."Whydon'tyoumovehimtothefrontrow?"Iurged,believingtheembarrassmentwouldgethimtosettledown.Mrs.Stifterlookedatmesteely-eyedoverherglasses."Idon'tmoveseniors,"shesaid."Iflunkthem."Iwasflustered.Ourson'sacademicli

8、feflashedbeforemyeyes.Noteacherhadeverth